Bean-pole.



J. H. SCHAIBLE.

BEAN POLE.

APNIC/Tien FILED MAR.13, 1913.

Patented Mar. 7, 1916.

To all whom t mag/'concern l y 'Tnrrn BEAN-POLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 7, 1916.

Application led March 13, 1913. Serial No. 754,114.

.Be it known thatI, JOHN I-I. SCHAIBLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Catonsville, in the county of Baltimore and. State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bean- Poles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersv skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in bean poles, and has for its Y object to provide a pole to take the place of the ordinary bean pole or trellises on which vines are adapted to be trained.

Another object of my invention is to provide a device which will be more durable, cheaper to manufacture and more easily put in place.

Heretofore it has been the practice of parties growing beans, vines or similar running plants to gather bushes on which the twigs and stems are left and train the plants over these but owing lto the destructibilitv of these bushes it necessitates the user getting a new set every year and spending a a great deal of time and labor in this manner.

Another object of my invention is to eliminate the labor necessitated in gathering the bushes inasmuch as the pole which will be more fully hereinafter described is practically indestructible. and one set is enough to lastv for a number of years without being removed.

lith the above, and other objects in view, I will now describe my invention in the annexed specification and drawings, in which,-

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved bean pole. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same, and Fig. 3 is a fragmental view of the same showing a detail of the connection.

Referring to the drawing by reference numerals, 5 designates the bodyof the bean pole constructed in accordance with my invention. The body 5 tapers from its lower to its upper end, and it is provided with a multitude of comparatively short vine supporting studs 6. The studs 6 are straight and circular in cross section. They extend from the body 5 in an outwardly and upwardly inclined direction, so as not to obstruct, retard, or in any way interfere with theN curling of the vine aboutthe body, and

they are closely related and variously arranged so that each and every convolution of the vine is amply supported.

The lower end of the body 5 is screwthreaded, as shown at 7, to engage the socket 8 which is adapted to connect the body portion with the stake, which is adapted to enter the ground. This stake, which is indicated at 9, is preferably squared to form an elongated pyramid, the point of which is adapted to enter the ground and permit of easy positioning of the same. The end opposite the point is curved inwardly, as shown at l0, to form the reduced ecrew-threaded portion 11 which is adapted to enter the socket 8 at the end opposite the pole 7. This stake 9 is preferably bored, as shown at 12, to make the same lighter and use less material in its manufacture. The body portion of the pole 5 is also bored, as shown at 13, which will lighten the same and cheapen its construction.

In the manufacture of my device, the forms are made having indentations to form the studs 6. A core is formed to extend within the body portion 5 and form the longitudinal bore 13. Metal is then put in the forms and the whole is cast out of a solid piece. as indicated in the longitudinal section. rThe same is then removed from the forms and threads turned on the end 7, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. The stake 9 is formed in a vsimilar manner to the body portion and is also provided with a screw threaded portion similar to tie portion 7.

In use, each section is coupled with a coacting section and the stake 9 driven into the ground at the desired point. thus forming a substantially integral rigid upright pole upon which vines are adapted to climb. It will beV understood that the sections are standardized so that in case 0f breakage the part which breaks may be renewed without the expense of obtaining an entirely new pole.

lVhile in the foregoing I have shown and describedrthe preferred embodiment of my invention, I wish it to be understood that I may change the specilic arrangement of parts without in any way departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is l. AS a new article of manufacture, a.

bean pole having a'body which tapers from its lower to its upper end, and a multitude of vine supportngstuds on the body, said `studs extending from the body in an upwardly and outwardly inclineddirection sothat they Will not form obstructions to thecurling of the vine about the body, and

said studs being` closely related and Variously arranged about the body'so that each convolution of the vine will Ibe amply lsupported.

2. As a .new articleofv manufacture, `a

"bean pole having a body which .tapers 4from its lower to its upperend, and a multitude of comparatively short and round vine supabout the body, and said studs being closely related and variously arranged about the body so that each convolution ofthe yine Will be amply supported.

4In testimony' whereof I aiiX my signature in presence of two. Witnesses.

JOHN H. soH-AIBLE. y

"Witnesses: y

JOHN H. SCHISLER, Y CHARLEY E. SCHAIBLE.

Copies of thisV patent may be obtained for' five centseach,` by addressingrthe Commissioner of ,.Patenrts,

v Washington, D. C. l 

